Category Archives: 2016

This morning I enjoyed another adventure similar to yesterday’s, at the post office with the mysterious box. Again, another “stranger” and I forged an authentic human relationship inside the money matrix where both these men act inside roles defined only by their functions. … Continue reading →

— from the title to this piece about Bill Mollison, who, along with David Holmgren, co-founded what we now know as “permaculture.” Mollison passed away on September 24, 2016. The Conversation: A Revolution Disguised as Organic Gardening By the way, if … Continue reading →

Note: For more on Green Acres Village and Urban Farm see www. greenacresvillage.org In order to finish up my planned power point presentation on the “Evolution of Green Acres Village” to the North American Permaculture Convergence in Hopland California on Sunday, … Continue reading →

I couldn’t help but feature the following two posts together, despite, or really, because of how wildly disparate their messages. The first features what happens in a “black swan event” when one tiny cog in an enormous mechanical system suddenly … Continue reading →

Last night I happened to catch a Netflix flick, “Holy Hell,” about a young, pretend guru who seduced a group of several hundred idealistic young people to follow him on his increasingly deluded trip over more than two decades. The filmmaker, Will … Continue reading →

We had to take a another dying old maple tree down in the Overhill front yard. So, given our success in creating a hugelkultur bed around the old stump of the first dying maple we took down years ago, we decided to do … Continue reading →

Over the past decade or so I’ve become aware of the increasingly dry situation in the west, not just above ground, but below ground, with shrinking aquifers. I think about all the people who live there, and all who are still … Continue reading →

Despite near daily rain, we were able to converge on the patio last night for a wonderful meal and conversation with pot roast and a special guest: A woofer from France, named Lea. Weekly Community Dinner: Arielle in the lead, … Continue reading →